Kristin Chenoweth

A Broadway star first, Kristin Chenoweth won a Tony Award for her role as Sally in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and was nominated for another one after playing Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked. She released a hit album of old Broadway standards called Let Yourself Go in 2001 and followed it with a second one, As I Am, in 2005. If all this isn't enough, you can also catch Kristin as Annabeth Schott on The West Wing and in the films Bewitched, The Pink Panther and Stranger than Fiction (all released in 2005).

Her singing career really took off in 2009, and after releasing a pop country album, Some Lessons Learned, Kristin Chenoweth made headlines at the 2011 American Country Awards in Las Vegas when she showed up on the red carpet in a jaw-droppingly revealing green dress.

Appeal

A very pretty petite blonde, Kristin may be nearing 40, but her pretty face and petite blonde figure make her look like a woman half her age. There's a lot of hotness packed into that 4'11" frame, and as many curves as a statuesque model. Kristin's tight package and bright smile have won over men who wouldn't otherwise be interested in her theatrical displays.

Success

Before venturing into television, film and the music industry, Kristin Chenoweth was a devoted stage actress, appearing in Moliere's Scapin and taking home a Theatre World Award for her work in the musical Steel Pier. But it was her role as Sally in a 1999 production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown that really brought her fame; it won her awards from Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle as well as a Tony.

While her musical skills won her appearances with numerous symphony orchestras, Kristin's acting talents launched her into television. Parts in the miniseries Paramour and a TV adaptation of Annie (both 1999) earned Kristin her very own NBC sitcom, Kristin, which launched in 2001. The show fizzled, but Kristin had proved that she had the clout to command her own weekly comedy.

That same year, Kristin released her first album, Let Yourself Go. Encouraged by the success of this first release, she had made a second, As I Am, by the spring of 2005.

Following a second Tony nomination for her role as Glinda the Good Witch in a 2004 production of Wicked, Kristin continued her hectic work pace by graduating to film. She was cast in the 2005 productions Bewitched and The Pink Panther, as well as the 2006 film Running with Scissors.

Kristin Chenoweth Biography

Kristi Dawn Chenoweth was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on July 24, 1968. The diminutive cutie discovered her love for song at church, where she belted out hymns louder than the rest of the congregation combined. At the age of 12, she sang in front of the entire Southern Baptist church, and found that she loved the experience. Music and performing soon became her passion.

kristin chenoweth in steel pier

Thinking that opera would be her key to a career, Kristin set out for the arduous Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. There, she won the "most talented up-and-coming singer" award and was invited, on scholarship, to attend Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Kristin ended up declining the offer, however, upon learning that she had been chosen for an off-Broadway show that she had auditioned for on a whim. This first gig sent Kristin off for New York City.

Kristin's first show, Animal Crackers, debuted in 1993 at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. Her Broadway debut came four years later, with a significant part in a Richard Rodgers Theatre production of Steel Pier. Roles in Strike up the Band, Moliere's Scapin and A New Brain followed, all leading up to her defining Broadway role: that of Sally for the 1998-'99 presentation of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

kristin chenoweth wins a tony

The role seemed tailor-made for Kristin, and it won her a "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" award at the 1999 Tonys. This led to her first TV role later that same year, a lead in the miniseries Paramour. A small-screen production of Annie followed, where Kristin starred alongside Kathy Bates. Even with her television success budding, Kristin didn't neglect the stage, and she continued impressing people with her comedy in the Broadway hit Epic Proportions.

As writers begin working on Kristin, a soon-to-be short-lived NBC sitcom starring the Broadway star, she also hit the sound booth to produce an album of standards from the '40s. Let Yourself Go was released in 2001, and featured Kristin showing off her impressive range with a number of Broadway classics. She also performed in several concerts with state symphony orchestras, including the Washington Symphony and Virginia Symphony.

kristin chenoweth on the west wing

In 2001, Kristin's long-time engagement to Marc Kudisch, another Broadway actor, came to an end. In spite of this bump in the road, the star kept on truckin'. In 2003, she starred in a television adaptation of The Music Man and took on the role of Ms. Noodle on Sesame Street, showing off her likable, bubbly side on the children's show. Kristin's television work culminated in the recurring role of Annabeth Schott on The West Wing.

Spurned by the success of a September 2004 show at Carnegie Hall, Kristin continued working on her second album, As I Am, which was released in April of 2005. After receiving another Tony nomination for her performance as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in 2004's Wicked, Kristin began working in film.

kristin chenoweth in bewitched

Kristin was set up to make a huge splash of a debut in Hollywood, as from the outset she was cast in a string of much-anticipated films. First came Bewitched, co-starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, then The Pink Panther (2005), co-starring Beyonce Knowles.

Kristin Chenoweth as successful recording artist

In 2007, Kristin Chenoweth performed a solo concert at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She also released her third solo album that year, A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas.

In 2011, she released a country album called Some Lessons Learned. She appeared at the American Country Awards on December 5th, 2011 in an awesomely revealing green dress that made headlines.